£37,740
1949 Bentley MkVI two-door Coupe with "New Look" bodywork by James Young
Classic Car Auctions • UK • 19 Sept 2020
Market Position:
Highest 30% of Past Sales
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£37,740
1949 Bentley MkVI two-door Coupe with "New Look" bodywork by James Young
UK • 19 Sept 2020
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a rare 1948 MkVI Bentley with a 'New Look' design by James Young Ltd, one of only three ever made. It has been part of a collection and requires recommissioning to be road-ready, making a pre-sale inspection highly recommended.
Condition
5
The car has been part of a large collection and has received little to no use in recent years. Recommissioning is expected to return it to the road. Inspection pre-sale is welcomed and the car is sold as seen.
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86,090 miles (via 2011 MOT)
713 XUX
1949
Auction
B182EY
RHD
United Kingdom
£37,740
1949 Bentley MkVI two-door Coupe with "New Look" bodywork by James Young
Classic Car Auctions • UK • 19 Sept 2020
Market Position:
Highest 30% of Past Sales
Track live values and receive listing alerts
Description
One of only three, this is an important car in Bentley's history.
In recent years this car has formed part of a large collection and as such has received little or no use and an element of recommissioning is to be expected to return it to the road once again.
Your inspection pre-sale is welcomed and encouraged to appreciate the potential of this rarely offered motor car which is strictly sold as seen.
Respected coachbuilders, James Young Ltd of Bromley, had their first post-war stand at the Earls Court Motor Show in 1948 They chose to unveil a Mk
VI Bentley with a radical new shape which they called the 'New Look' Obviously influenced by post-war American saloons with its fully enveloped wings, clean lines and slim pillars, this design (Number C10M) was dramatically different from the staunchly traditional Standard Saloon The design was quite polarising at the time and only three were actually ordered, however, with the benefit of hindsight, James Young's 'New Look' C10M has influe...
Price Analysis vs Other Mk VI James Youngs
£23,625
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£25,694
Median Price (Since 2020)
£37,740
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 17th Jan 2012
Latest MOT mileage:
86,090 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 8th Jan 2011, 86,090 miles
Passed
On 18th Jan 2010, 85,660 miles
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